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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ                              
222 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2002

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...THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1894 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         63    229 PM  88    1965  69     -6       87       
  MINIMUM         37    213 AM  34    1957  48    -11       60       
  AVERAGE         50                        58     -8       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.92 1975   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.86                      0.50   0.36     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.17                      7.86  -0.69     7.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.32                     14.10  -3.78    12.96    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      T                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1      2.4                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                         8      7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   31                        32     -1        1       
  SINCE MAR 1    988                      1108   -120     1135       
  SINCE JUL 1   3990                      4785   -795     5034       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        9       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         4     -3       20       
  SINCE MAR 1     52                        13     39       36       
  SINCE JAN 1     52                        13     39       36       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     35           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE WILMINGTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        88      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        35      1920                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2002...........SUNRISE   558 AM EDT   SUNSET   800 PM EDT   
MAY  6 2002...........SUNRISE   557 AM EDT   SUNSET   801 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.